The language of the past / Ross Wilson.
The language of the past / Ross Wilson.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
London ; Oxford ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016.
Call Numbers
G 2016/3767
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
1. Speaking about the Past -- 2. Prehistoric -- 3. Ancient -- 4. Medieval -- 5. Modern -- 6. Conclusions.
Publication information
Publisher
London ; Oxford ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2016.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Details the history and contemporary usage of terms and phrases associated with prehistoric, ancient, medieval or modern periods, employed within Anglophone countries to describe social, cultural or political situations in the present"-- Provided by publisher.
"The Language of the Past analyzes the use of history in discourses within the political, media and the public sphere. It examines how particular terms, phrases and allusions first came into usage, developed and how they are employed today. To speak of something or someone as representing the 'stone age,' or characterize an institution as 'byzantin...
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Full title
The language of the past / Ross Wilson.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-243) and index.
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Call Numbers
G 2016/3767
Record Identifier
74VKVq04GGKZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVq04GGKZ
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ISBN
147424663X (hardback)
9781474246637 (hardback)
DDC
901.4
MMS ID
991024010729002626
